Hockey Ad Network

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

EVERETT – The Everett
Silvertips of the Western Hockey League today announced that the club
has parted ways with Head Coach Mark Ferner and Assistant Coach Chris
Hartsburg, who have been relieved of their duties effective immediately.
General Manager Garry Davidson will take over as Head Coach on an
interim basis, with Mitch Love continuing in his role as Assistant
Coach.

“After taking a great deal of time over the last 11 months assessing
and analyzing the direction of our organization, I’ve come to the
decision that a change needed to be made,” said Davidson. “It’s
important for us to ensure that everyone in our organization operates
under the same philosophy and shares the same vision of building a
program that is among the WHL’s elite.”

“Mark Ferner and Chris Hartsburg deserve a great deal of respect and
appreciation for all the hard work they have put in during their time
with the Silvertips, and we would like to thank them both for their
efforts. Mark and Chris are good people and we wish them all the best
going forward.”

The Silvertips will begin the search for the fifth head coach in
franchise history in the offseason, with Davidson serving as interim
coach through the remainder of the current season. Love will remain in
his current role as the lone assistant coach. The franchise does not
plan to add a second assistant coach at this time.

“In the short term our goals have not changed,” Davidson added. “We
will continue developing our young team and still plan to contend for a
playoff spot. When the offseason arrives, we’ll conduct an extensive
search for the right candidate to become the next Head Coach of the
Everett Silvertips.”